MENU_MARK(3) | Library Functions Manual | MENU_MARK(3)

# NAME

menu_mark, menu_unmark, set_menu_mark, set_menu_unmark — get or set strings that show mark status for a menu

# LIBRARY

Curses Menu Library (libmenu, -lmenu)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <menu.h>

char *
menu_mark(MENU *menu);

char *
menu_unmark(MENU *menu);

int
set_menu_mark(MENU *menu, char *mark);

int
set_menu_unmark(MENU *menu, char *mark);

# DESCRIPTION

The menu_mark() function returns a pointer to the character string that is used to mark selected items in the menu. The mark string is set by the set_menu_mark() function. The menu_unmark() function returns a pointer to the character string that is used to indicate a menu items is not selected, this string is set by the set_menu_unmark() function. The mark and unmark strings may be of differing lengths, the room allocated to drawing the mark will be the maximum of the lengths of both the mark and unmark strings. The shorter of the two strings will be left justified and space padded.

# RETURN VALUES

The functions return one of the following error values:

E_OK
  The function was successful.
E_SYSTEM_ERROR
  There was a system error during the call.
E_BAD_ARGUMENT
  One or more of the arguments passed to the function was incorrect.
E_POSTED
  The menu is already posted.
E_CONNECTED
  An item was already connected to a menu.
E_BAD_STATE
  The function was called from within an initialization or termination routine.
E_NO_ROOM
  The menu does not fit within the subwindow.
E_NOT_POSTED
  The menu is not posted.
E_UNKNOWN_COMMAND
  The menu driver does not recognize the request passed to it.
E_NO_MATCH
  The character search failed to find a match.
E_NOT_SELECTABLE
  The item could not be selected.
E_NOT_CONNECTED
  The item is not connected to a menu.
E_REQUEST_DENIED
  The menu driver could not process the request.

# SEE ALSO

curses(3), menus(3)

# NOTES

The header <menu.h> automatically includes both <curses.h> and <eti.h>.

September 10, 1999 | NetBSD 7.2